Corpus Christi police: 3 women arrested after an attack on a couple at their home

CORPUS CHRISTI - Corpus Christi police arrested three women Monday after officers believe they attacked a 52-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man at their home.

Police were called about 9 p.m. to the 820 block of Retama Avenue for a fight involving knives and sticks. A 58-year-old man and 52-year-old woman told police they were attacked by the three women.

The 52-year-old woman told officers a 25-year-old woman stopped by the home to drop off an ex-boyfriend's clothing when she got upset and punched the 52-year-old woman in the face, according to police.

The 58-year-old man intervened and tried to stop the attack when a 20-year-old and 22-year-old woman grabbed an anti-theft vehicle locking device and started hitting the man with it, police said. The women took turns hitting him with the device before jumping in a gold Chevrolet Monte Carlo and driving away.

The couple suffered nonlife threatening injuries, according to police.

Officers searched for the three women and found the Monte Carlo at the convenience store at Buddy Lawrence Drive and Interstate 37 with the 25-year-old woman's two children inside, according to police. The women were arrested and the children were released to a family member.

Candace Mason, 25, Brittney Mason, 20, and Amber Starr Mason, 22, were being held in the Nueces County Jail on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on $20,000 bail each. Candace Mason also was being held on assault causing bodily injury, a misdemeanor, on an additional $1,000 bail.